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Good morning horde
Well I was going over to sisters yesterday and dropped my kindle shattering it. Went to get a replacement and was talked into getting a Galaxy English tablet.
So far I'm not liking it, it does much more than I need and that isn't a good thing sometimes.

Jan 2, 1944 - The EZ Dog Journals
Clear and windy. Gen Meyer, Col Lemley and Capt Hobbs went to II Corps for meeting regarding next attack. D-day Jan 5. Gerry got frisky and dropped a lot of artillery up and down the road. Several close ones.

Preparing for big push against Gustav Line. Next barrier? The Rapido River.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 02, 2016 07:31 AM (NeFrd)

31 Loading up on coffee and advil now. I am helping a buddy move his office today. The 20 degree weather will make the muscles ache a little, but the pizza and beer later will make up for it.

Lift with the knees.

Posted by: eleven at January 02, 2016 07:33 AM (qUNWi)

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Gerry got frisky and dropped a lot of artillery up and down the road. Several close ones.

Global Warming researchers are predicting that will happen in the next 50 years if we don't stop using fossil fuels now.

Posted by: Hand of Count Petofi at January 02, 2016 07:37 AM (0vsws)

39Mother-of-four who won $188 million Powerball prize spends millions to bail out her heroin-trafficking boyfriend for the THIRD time in less than a year

Marie Holmes bailed her live-in boyfriend, 31-year-old Lamarr McDow out of jail for the third time since March early Friday morning after posting his $12 million bond following an arrest for violating a pre-trial release agreement for prior heroin-related charges.

She posted McDow's $3 million bail in March, after he had been in jail since 2014 on heroin-trafficking charges. In August, she posted his $6 million bail after he was cited during a raid in July. The bonds are skyrocketing because the amount doubles if a defendant breaks pre-trial release rules. The non-refundable fee paid to bailbondsmen is at least seven per cent, which for Holmes, hits about $1,470,000.

http://tinyurl.com/hjgyfcl

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 02, 2016 07:38 AM (kdS6q)

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18 New Orleans clocked in at 165 murder death kills last year; much like Baltimore, they are punching above their weight (population) class.

And they are off to a hot start, with two dead on the 1st. But hey, not to worry, all the bars are now smoke free. Come enjoy your death in fresh clean air.

Just got started on your book, Seamus. I hope to have an Amazon review comment up before the end of the month.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 02, 2016 07:43 AM (gyKtp)

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Its hard to give away historical accounts, the Rapido river operation doesn't turn out well.

Posted by: skip at January 02, 2016 07:48 AM (C1Suc)

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7 According to CNN, one of the Muzzie terrorist groups has just released a video that features a clip of Donald Trump to show how eeeeeeeevil, racist and anti-Muzzie the U.S. is.
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Naturally. The terrorists take their cues from the U.S. media, which has basically been telling them to do this since Trump first made his remarks about restricting Muslim immigration.

And of course, the muzzies would all love us and not want to kill us if not for that meanie Trump. (Pssssst, just ignore the fact that the muzzies have been hating on us for centuries and actively recruiting and sending terrorists here to murder us for decades. It's still all Trump's fault!!!)

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at January 02, 2016 07:49 AM (a31sM)

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Trump comes to the MS Gulf Coast today. Traffic alert signs are up on Hwy 90 warning of traffic delays; about 13k are expected to attend his speech at 7 pm.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 02, 2016 07:50 AM (gyKtp)

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The non-refundable fee paid to bailbondsmen is at least seven per cent, which for Holmes, hits about $1,470,000.
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Why would somebody with her kind of money use a bail bondsman? She could post the bond herself, and save herself the fees.

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at January 02, 2016 07:51 AM (a31sM)

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And they are off to a hot start, with two dead on
the 1st. But hey, not to worry, all the bars are now smoke free. Come
enjoy your death in fresh clean air.

Posted by: GnuBreed at January 02, 2016 07:40 AM (gyKtp)

Getting to be the thing across the US. Now going to Indian casinos, is the only place to smoke here in New York And some racetrack casinos...Watching old movies, a beer, whiskey and a smoke was everywhere.

51Why would somebody with her kind of money use a bail bondsman? She could post the bond herself, and save herself the fees.Posted by: TrivialPursuer

Because, while she's an idiot, she's not a complete idiot.

If she posts the bond and he skips, she loses the entire bond. This way, the bondsman takes the hit and she's just out the fee.

Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 02, 2016 07:55 AM (kdS6q)

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My one and only New Years resolution was to learn shape shifting this year. Off to a bad start. Had first lesson and it's harder than it looks. So far I've broken a collar bone, got a bloody nose, and shat myself. May not keep this resolution.

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at January 02, 2016 07:57 AM (22uju)

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Notice that the government has little incentive to make the woman or her boyfriend change their behavior.

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A comedy skit group at the country's oldest folk festival took pot shots at Caitlyn JennerA man dressed as Bruce Jenner gyrated in front of Jenner's iconic Wheaties box of cerealThen he changed into a white corset and danced to 'I'm Coming Out' and 'Dude Looks Like a Lady' in front of Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair coverCaitlyn Jenner was shown on a box of Fruit Loops cereal

It's Philadelphia people, lighten up.

Posted by: free range jihadist at January 02, 2016 08:01 AM (fbovC)

57Notice that the government has little incentive to make the woman or her boyfriend change their behavior.

And after she blows through the winnings (about a year, give or take), the government will be there to provide everything her children need at your expense.

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You elect me amigos, I change all element names from Latin to latino.

Uraniata, Hydriguez, etc.

Posted by: Jeb Bush at January 02, 2016 08:07 AM (7EHW6)

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46 >> Getting to be the thing across the US. Now going to Indian casinos, is the only place to smoke here in New York And some racetrack casinos...Watching old movies, a beer, whiskey and a smoke was everywhere.

Posted by: Colin

Yeah, N.O. has one casino, a Harrahs. Since the new smoking ban went into effect in July, business there has been off 15-25%.

On the Gulf Coast, there are 12 casinos and one of them is 'smoke free'. (there are a few paces to smoke, including one room inside the casino). But that is by their choice. It's a marketing decision and it seems to be working out for them.

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18 New Orleans clocked in at 165 murder death kills last year; much like Baltimore, they are punching above their weight (population) class.

And they are off to a hot start, with two dead on the 1st. But hey, not to worry, all the bars are now smoke free. Come enjoy your death in fresh clean air.
Posted by: GnuBreed at January 02, 2016 07:40 AM (gyKtp)

St. Louis hit 188, which represented a slow down from the pace they were on a few months ago. It's not been over 200 since 1994, so some of that can-do spirit appears to be returned to the otherwise moribund city.

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"Bill Clinton more than anyone is directly responsible for 9/11, the 9/11
commission report was a white wash of his governments culpability in
allowing it to happen."

It was obvious the fix was in when the Democrats insisted on Jamie Gorelick being named to the Commission, despite her direct personal involvement as a key Clinton-era official in the very events and policies the Commission was purportedly investigating.

The Beltway Republicans meekly agreed to her inclusion. And then vocally endorsed the it's-no-one's-fault-really conclusion of the Committee report.

One hand washes the other. Democrats were avid to exonerate Clinton from accusations of incompetence. Republicans were equally avid to exonerate George W. Bush from the same accusations.

Hey, kids, I've got an idea! Let's not blame anyone in government! Shit happens! No biggie. Only a few thousand dead Americans and a couple of trillion bucks in economic damage, and encouragement to jihadis around the world. Now how's about we go for lunch and drinks?

Posted by: torquewrench at January 02, 2016 08:19 AM (noWW6)

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Epic internet moonbattery of the day. These people are real, and they vote:

ISIS = Israel Secret Intelligence Service. Funded by the same 3 billion in aid sent out each year. Same 3 billion that goes to AIPAC to buy off both sides of the isle (sic in America politics. ISIS was created so you support a war with Iran. They will stop at nothing until you hate Islam and beg for a war with Iran.

(from comments section at The Gateway Pundit.)

Posted by: WhatWhatWhat? at January 02, 2016 08:20 AM (HMt16)

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But unlike those losers, something productive is more likely than not to result from this thread.

Seriously, how many years and how much money was wasted on fruitless investigations by those two jerk offs?
Posted by: Kreplach at January 02, 2016 08:16 AM (WVvzl)

The Imperial Uniparty considers it money well spent.

Posted by: eman at January 02, 2016 08:18 AM (MQEz6)

Let's not bicker and argue about oo killed oo, this is supposed to be a HAPPY occasion!

76Seriously, how many years and how much money was wasted on fruitless investigations by those two jerk offs?

Posted by: Kreplach at January 02, 2016 08:16 AM

More than we will ever know.

The result of all their grandstanding, preening, and viewing-with-alarm was a considerable amount of cred with some otherwise sensible people who touted both for higher office while they were at their peaks. Both were accorded "hero" status for their roles as Crusading Conservatives.

Gowdy is probably ending his "career" by playing butt-boy for Rubio. It's a McCain-and-Graham thing.

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Oh, and whoever asked the question yesterday, yes. They used the word "oppress."

The Eric Idle character in Life of Brian says he wants to be a woman, and have babies and be henceforth called Loretta. Cleese (playing Reg), tells him he can't have babies, and the response is "Don't oppress me!"

So they come up with a compromise solution, where a resolution will be passed that even though Loretta can't HAVE babies, she has the RIGHT to have babies. And then they proceed to call him Loretta throughout the rest of the movie.

It is not if Clinton is guilty or not. It is the seriousness of the accusation.

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Old and Unimproved. at January 02, 2016 08:46 AM (WVsWD)

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And of course, the muzzies would all love us and
not want to kill us if not for that meanie Trump. (Pssssst, just
ignore the fact that the muzzies have been hating on us for centuries
and actively recruiting and sending terrorists here to murder us for
decades. It's still all Trump's fault!!!)

Posted by: TrivialPursuer at January 02, 2016 07:49 AM (a31sM)

Yup, from the Barbary pirates to the San Bernadino murders. All Trump's fault. Because without him they'd be peaceful little lambs

Posted by: TheQuietMan at January 02, 2016 08:46 AM (45oDG)

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So they come up with a compromise solution, where
a resolution will be passed that even though Loretta can't HAVE
babies, she has the RIGHT to have babies. And then they proceed to
call him Loretta throughout the rest of the movie.

Saudi Arabia has executed 47 men for various bombings and attacks. Those executed were described as promoters of a 'deviant' version of Islam, a phrase used by Saudi Arabia for al-Qaeda, Islamic State, and other militant groups.

Posted by: freaked at January 02, 2016 08:49 AM (BO/km)

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Have you ever been to the Midwest?Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at January 02, 2016 08:43 AM

Saudi Arabia has executed 47 men for various bombings and attacks. Those executed were described as promoters of a 'deviant' version of Islam, a phrase used by Saudi Arabia for al-Qaeda, Islamic State, and other militant groups.
Posted by: freaked at January 02, 2016 08:49 AM (BO/km)

Sounds like more theater, like the Gowdy investigations or Obama being the deporter in chief. Problem is these people have exhausted all trust. Only a resolution (such as the destruction of ISIS or Hillary behind bars) would count for anything at this point.

Posted by: Sgt Kabukiman at January 02, 2016 08:57 AM (7EHW6)

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Seamus Muldoon - is the book on amazon and title? Been searching can't find anything close

The Traitor in Chief will have even less reason for restraint in the coming year and we all know how well he takes being dissed or ignored so he will MAKE us pay attention.

And of course our elected assholes won't do a thing to prevent any of whatever he does.

Democrats/Liberals/the Media; delenda est.

It's only self defense.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger 1.0 and All That at January 02, 2016 09:03 AM (Xo1Rt)

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Oh, so it's not the superior zoning plans in the superior northeast after all? It might be the geography, river systems, flood plains, geology, precipitation, freeze-thaw cycles... ? I'm shocked.Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at January 02, 2016 08:56 AM

Oh geez, I believe we have all of those. But where buildings should not be built we don't build them. Every new subdivision must control storm water. We have retaining basins that equal 20, 000 residential swimming pools when full. There may be six to eight of them in a good sized development.

Saudi Arabia has executed 47 men for various bombings and attacks. Those executed were described as promoters of a 'deviant' version of Islam, a phrase used by Saudi Arabia for al-Qaeda, Islamic State, and other militant groups.

Hmm...I would like to think maybe the worm is turning but.....nahhhh.....

Posted by: eleven at January 02, 2016 09:18 AM (qUNWi)

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We also have the highest quality trout streams with native trout that need to be protected from simply dumping trillions of gallons of water into them every time it rains. We have a large percentage of people who use wells for drinking water. Groundwater recharge. It's a topic worth knowing.

Funny how some embrace the liberal side of a conservative issue. The liberals claim that strong zoning laws discriminate against the poor, when in actuality they protect them.

The Stanford Cardinal (which refers to the color and not the bird thus the singular tense) has a tree as a mascot.

Posted by: JackStraw at January 02, 2016 09:34 AM (/tuJf)

138The 1930 team posted an overall 10-0 record. It shut out eight opponents and allowed only 13 points all season while scoring 217. The "Red Elephants" rolled over Washington State 24-0 in the Rose Bowl and were declared National Champions.

That's some kind of defense right there. Pretty close to what they did to MSU the other day.

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Leading lawmakers, including supporters of President Obamas nuclear deal with Iran, rapped the White House for delaying fresh sanctions on Tehran over its missile program, warning that the move would embolden it to further destabilize the Middle East.

The abrupt reversal by the administration came as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani publicly ordered his military to dramatically scale up the countrys missile program if the sanctions went ahead.

Senior U.S. officials have told lawmakers the sanctions were delayed because of evolving diplomatic work between the White House and the Iranian government.

For those of you who don't speak cock-sucker..."evolving diplomatic work" means appeasement

Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Old and Unimproved. at January 02, 2016 09:40 AM (WVsWD)

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Plan B is "bullets, beans, and bandages," all purchased in large quantities.

Posted by: PabloD at January 02, 2016 09:40 AM (PR4oB)

150Funny how some embrace the liberal side of a
conservative issue. The liberals claim that strong zoning laws
discriminate against the poor, when in actuality they protect them.Posted by: free range jihadist at January 02, 2016 09:19 AM (fbovC)

And the government is the best steward of your property. Look what they have done for the VA, your health insurance, Federal rangeland, wildlife areas, the manufacture of automobiles and banking.

"

Liberals generally wish to preserve the concept of "rights" for such
"human" rights as freedom of speech, while denying the concept to
private property. And
yet, on the contrary the concept of "rights" only makes sense as
property rights. For not only are there no human rights which are not
also property rights, but the former rights lose their absoluteness and
clarity and become fuzzy and vulnerable when property rights are not
used as the standard.In the first place, there are two senses in which property rights are identical with human rights: one, that property can only accrue to humans, so that their rights to property are rights that
belong to human beings; and two, that the person's right to his own
body, his personal liberty, is a property right in his own person as
well as a "human right." But more importantly for our discussion, human
rights, when not put in terms of property rights, turn out to be vague
and contradictory, causing liberals to weaken those rights on behalf of
"public policy" or the "public good."

Zoning laws impinge on property rights, and as such deny human rights.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 02, 2016 09:41 AM (q2o38)

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Oops, forgot to include "booze" in my list. Three minutes in the penalty box for un-Moronlike commenting.

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The only thing that takes the edge off is that my Beloved Crimson Tide plays for another National Championship on the 11th.

Roll Tide!

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Mr. Black is Clemson through and through. Totally stoked about the game against Alabama. We had a house built last year and I reminded him that one of our contractors had randomly written "Roll Tide!" throughout the house on the framing, and under what was to become our fireplace. This guy apparently does it to all the houses he does for our builder. He's a really nice guy, so we thought it was cute. I told Mr. Black it's going to come back and haunt him on the 11th.

Posted by: Lady in Black....sigh at January 02, 2016 09:42 AM (pVkEV)

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Strong zoning laws , that would be San Francisco, and California in general.

And the housekeeping staff comes in and cleans their bathroom several times a day.

That's it. My new term for Angela Merkel is "crazy Syrian refugee lady".

Seems a lot of liberal women suffer from this mental illness.

If they kept just 2 or 3, no one would notice. But they are hoarders.

Posted by: Caitlyn Jenner at January 02, 2016 09:44 AM (7EHW6)

156Japanese particle physicists have won the right to
name Element 113, the superheavy element they spent a dozen years trying
to create in an accelerator laboratory.Hmmmm - Godzillium?Posted by: Laurie David's Cervix at January 02, 2016 07:27 AM (kdS6q)

I predict they will call it Umami.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 02, 2016 09:45 AM (q2o38)

157Mr. Black is Clemson through and through. Totally stoked about the game against Alabama. We had a house built last year and I reminded him that one of our contractors had randomly written "Roll Tide!" throughout the house on the framing, and under what was to become our fireplace. This guy apparently does it to all the houses he does for our builder. He's a really nice guy, so we thought it was cute. I told Mr. Black it's going to come back and haunt him on the 11th.

He's a good kid, and great QB. I didn't know this until recently, but his mom had gotten tongue cancer a while ago and had to have her tongue removed as a result. Awful.

Posted by: Lady in Black....sigh at January 02, 2016 09:50 AM (pVkEV)

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All that flood water running down the Mississippi River into the ocean at New Orleans is going to raise the level of the ocean. What's going to stop the fish from swimming in downtown Miami?

Where's Ob+mao? golfing, like he doesn't care!

Posted by: torabora at January 02, 2016 09:51 AM (9dSsW)

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Zoning laws are pretty much locally determined because every location differs.

Obama wants to have a national database of zip codes with demographic information to prove that my little town with strong zoning laws is racist. We handle our stormwater, protect our high quality trout streams, maintain groundwater recharge so that the depth to water is enviable anywhere in the nation. But it adds on average approximately 10, 000 dollars to the cost of every housing unit. So that's racist because some demographic group would be adversely effected by this higher cost.

I think he's an idiot.

Posted by: free range jihadist at January 02, 2016 09:54 AM (fbovC)

165But zoning laws like those In Pa and Nj that
prohibit development, or require expensive groundwater control and
containment in at-risk areas are racist.Posted by: free range jihadist at January 02, 2016 08:37 AM (fbovC)

Take away the federally mandated flood insurance for those areas and no one will build there anymore, or they will put in flood control measures on their own. Or lose their shirts, if they are that dumb.

I am tired of paying for other people's government subsidized stupidity because "fair".

If the muzz terrorists hate him, that's reason enough to give him your vote. He makes the right sort of enemy.

And I basically slept the clock around, going down for a nap at 6:30 last evening, and arising just ten minutes ago at 7:50 A.M. Which catches me up from driving an all-nighter the previous night.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 02, 2016 09:59 AM (cKwwS)

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Flooding in the midwest is a very complex issue, and reducing it to a question of zoning laws misses a great deal of it.

If you want to "blame" anybody for our current (pun intended) problems here these days, blame Jimmah Carter and the conservationists, who prevented scientific methods of dealing with natural events.

Instead, we have a hodge podge of solutions that protect high level development, at the expense of people downriver without powerful sugardaddy governmental entities protecting them.

Downtown St. Louis was unscathed this week, while small towns that EXISTED LONG BEFORE TINKERING WITH THE ECOSYSTEM STARTED, were/are devastated.

I'm not earth scientist, but it seems we had the tools to deal with this known problem, and we let nitwits decide things piecemeal, so the problems are going to manifest themselves, here and there, depending on who you know in power.

And that's precisely the way Jenner's idiocy should be addressed. By mockery. I'm glad that attitude exists beyond us here.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 02, 2016 10:07 AM (cKwwS)

180LMAO...good thing I hate their food anyway and don't own any of their sorry stock
Posted by: Nevergiveup

I wouldn't mind owning a few put options now.

Posted by: Ariana Grande at January 02, 2016 10:10 AM (7EHW6)

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7 According to CNN, one of the Muzzie terrorist groups has just released a video that features a clip of Donald Trump to show how eeeeeeeevil, racist and anti-Muzzie the U.S. is.
Ma Clinton must be on their advisory board!

Hopefully she and/or Jebio will make an issue of this. The potential for backfire is YUGE.

1. She's some sort of pop singer.2. She licked some donuts at a shop.3. She had a smallish part in the Fox show Scream Queens, playing a stupid skank college student.4. She's almost criminally cute, and if you don't think so you should get your eyes checked.

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When I was in the area of flooding in the past week to visit a family member I walked her entire yard and most of her subdivision. Her yard was covered in water about 10%, the ground was soggy with ankle deep mud about 60%. That level of neglect of stormwater management never would happen where I live. There were about four acre-sized permanent ponds in the subdivision to handle stormwater but the grading on the individual lots was pathetic, at best.

So her children won't be able to use the property she just purchased until spring at the earliest. I think she made a big mistake but I kept my mouth shut.

Posted by: free range jihadist at January 02, 2016 10:13 AM (fbovC)

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What are the dominant rivers controlling the ecosystems on each continent? Mississippi is one, Amazon another, Nile, Dnieper maybe? Those rivers are forces unto themselves and can only be managed -- not controlled.

I wish geology was taught more in our schools.

Anyhoo, my prediction for 2016 is that the New Madras shakes up NoAmerica some more. My Dad, underground storage engineer, always swore that the 'big one' would be New Madras letting go.

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187 Conservatism as practiced and espoused by the likes of Paul Ryan et al is a con.

I've self-identified as 'conservative' since forever, but am rethinking all of that.
Conservative as defined by the GOP in the last 25 years is a bag of shit: big government, bad trade deals in the name of globalism, open borders, lots and lots of war.

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Does a transparent mug of coffee lose heat faster than an opaque mug of comparable thickness?

*****

There are multiple variables to this question. As we all know from progressive reporting on climate science, heat is ridiculously shy, preferring to hide in the deep oceans and far underneath layers of polar ice. Thus, I suspect that the heat in a cup of coffee, if subjected to the visual scrutiny of total strangers, by way of a transparent mug, would retreat to the safety of the innermost center of the liquid coffee, thus delaying the loss of heat and resulting in longer time to equalization with the ambient surroundings.

202Does a transparent mug of coffee lose heat faster than an opaque mug of comparable thickness?

Depends on where opacity is measured--infrared, or visible?

Also, what's the heat conductivity of the differing materials?

Posted by: Pappy O'Daniel at January 02, 2016 10:19 AM (oVJmc)

203I've self-identified as 'conservative' since forever, but am rethinking all of that. Conservative as defined by the GOP in the last 25 years is a bag of shit: big government, bad trade deals in the name of globalism, open borders, lots and lots of war.

The only piece of conservative legislation passed into law on the national level in the last 20 years is the 1996 Welfare Reform Act.

"Hope springs eternal" and all that... Although I don't see reasons for hope, I feel hopeful.

Of course, that means, " hope for the best and prepare for the worst"

Happy 2016!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at January 02, 2016 10:25 AM (hipNa)

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VtheK -- Congrats on your year-end roundup. Very good essays. I check out your blog once a week or so and your perspicacious take on social issues is enlightening. Started reading your stuff from Legal Insurrection. Good stuff.

Posted by: mustbequantum at January 02, 2016 10:25 AM (MIKMs)

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The Rubio donor who bought the "butt Rump" aerial message over the Rose Parade yesterday describes his motivation:

"I'm tired of listening to Trump, I'm tired of it...Listen to how he's attacking Hillary Clinton--despicable..."

Yep, a Rubio guy standing up for PIAPS. Obviously a Murkowski/Cochrane/Ryan sort of Republican.
Donald needs to make Teh Rube own this Stooge's defense of Hillary.

Posted by: anti-socialist at January 02, 2016 10:25 AM (o9lmn)

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Heat is infrared, not on the visible spectrum so material qualities other than transparency would account for any difference in heat loss.

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Y-Not, was it you that suggested sprinkling cut potatoes with salt and
letting it draw the moisture for a while before skillet frying?

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Drying cut potatoes prior to cooking really helps with browning and crisping. I have the best luck doing them in the oven actually, versus skillet frying. After drying, I toss them with a little oil and seasonings. Then onto a cookie sheet in a single layer at 350, turning occasionally for about 45 or until they're browned as you like. My secret weapon is tossing them in duck fat, then oven frying. They come out peeeerfect. Crispy outsides, soft and fluffy insides.

Sigh! That's the problem with scientific inquiry... always end up with more questions than answers.

OTOH.. sometimes you get an outstanding theoretical:

Seamus: ...if subjected to the visual scrutiny of total strangers, by way of a transparent mug, would retreat to the safety of the innermost center of the liquid coffee, thus delaying the loss of heat and resulting in longer time to equalization with the ambient surroundings.

The science is settled!

Meanwhile...

Tim in Illinois: Short answer. No. Long Answer. Yes*
*Ask me if you don't understand the asterisk.

I think I understand the asterisk. I'm still having trouble understanding umlauts and carets, though.

226"Thus, I suspect that the heat in a cup of coffee, if subjected to the visual scrutiny of total strangers, by way of a transparent mug, would retreat to the safety of the innermost center of the liquid coffee, thus delaying the loss of heat and resulting in longer time to equalization with the ambient surroundings. "

That makes total nonsense. I believe it.

Posted by: You're average LIV at January 02, 2016 10:30 AM (BO/km)

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Emails Show Hillarys Assistants Were Constantly Complimenting Her On Her Looks

The emails are full of this sycophantic propping her up, she must be incredibly sensitive about her looks and abilities.

Weasel Zippers

She must be the biggest bitch in the world

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 02, 2016 10:30 AM (DUoqb)

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And, I hope to comment more to work on my communication skills. My former nic was MountainTurtle.

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219...potatoes...
The Chicken Shack near my domicile cuts them up and dips them in boiling water for 2 minutes to blanch ...this dries them really well too....they toss them with seasoned flour and cornstarch before they fry them....

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I did find that I had to leave the lid off the fry-pan because otherwise I wound up with braised potatoes, yet again.

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Right. With pan frying, it's harder for me to get them done. If the lid goes on, they steam. If the lid stays off, they take forever. Plus, mine would easily fall apart. The oven solved all that. You still get great results with another kind of oil. I used to do them all the time with olive oil, until I started with the duck fat.

Posted by: Lady in Black....sigh at January 02, 2016 10:37 AM (pVkEV)

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Come on guys, if Trump would have done the sky writing you would be singing his praises.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 02, 2016 10:35 AM (MNgU2)

Maybe. But that's sorta like saying "Oh, your grandma did a striptease, and you were grossed out, but if... say, Ariana Grande did one you would be singing her praises!"

Well, yeah.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 02, 2016 10:37 AM (TOk1P)

248if Trump would have done the sky writing you would be singing his praises.

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Come on guys, if Trump would have done the sky writing you would be singing his praises.
Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 02, 2016 10:35 AM (MNgU2)

Yeah NO we would not..it is entirely an inappropriate setting...and that misses the point that the Establishment attacks on Trump have exactly the opposite effect and also tend to piss off the base to the point that they might sit out the 2016 Election entirely. And I say that as a Cruz supporter.

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Ryan is promoting the hashtag #ConfidentAmerica. It's apparently the label for the agenda he says he will push as speaker.

He's a Confidence Man, all right.

Posted by: V the K at January 02, 2016 10:18 AM (G/+Ma)
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Watch that will be a line in barry's SoTU address.

Posted by: ThisBeingMilt at January 02, 2016 10:39 AM (MbrzC)

257
So the real issue is the conductivity of glass vs. stoneware vs. china? I did love Seamus' "reasoned" response though.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 02, 2016 10:32 AM (GDulk)

Me, too, re Muldoon's answer! I'd guess that conductivity of glass vs stoneware vs china is similar. My WAG, based on a little experience: no discernible difference between clear pyrex mug and china mug, of the same size and wall thickness. "Discernible" meaning, "Oh shit! My coffee's gone cold in only 5 minutes. Never did that in the other mug."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at January 02, 2016 10:40 AM (cKwwS)

258
If you are going to do some sky writing, at least use some Hollywood screen writers wannabes and make it catchy. Anyone but Trump in So Cal would have just had most folks rolling their eyes and saying 'whatever'.

Posted by: IC at January 02, 2016 10:40 AM (+3RH+)

259 Come on guys, if Trump would have done the sky writing you would be singing his praises.

I did think of this and admit to being grateful I don't have to find out if I'm a hypocrite. I believe I would be annoyed no matter who did it, but the payer defending Hill! means I can feel contempt with a clear conscience.

270Come on guys, if Trump would have done the sky writing you would be singing his praises.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 02, 2016 10:35 AM (MNgU2)

Well, if I went around town and posted pictures of you with the logo "loser, vote for someone else" I would look like a childish clown. If you had gone around and posted "Max Rockatansky - vote for me" it would be considered normal. Mostly normal.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 02, 2016 10:44 AM (q2o38)

271
New Madrid... First read about the possible effects of "if it happened today" some forty years ago. I think the article said they thought it likely to happen in the next 50 years...

Article was in the Chicago Tribune. Said the old sandy shores around Lake Michigan would, basically, "liquify," and any structures not properly constructed would become uninhabitable. Not to mention all the infrastructure ruined, gas lines rupturing, water lines broken, roads unnavigable. And that's just Chicago, hundreds of miles from the epicenter.

About the only place to ride it out in Chicago? Top of the Hancock, built with whatchacall rolling caissons (?) and shock-absorber base. (I've been up there when it's just wobbling in the wind; it's weird.) Of course, you would lose power, and be surrounded by devastation, but at least you'd be okay while the booze held out.

If you click on that commenter's name (which is red if it contains a link ann black -like mine on this tablet- if it doesn't) you will go to the link (in this case the blog mentioned, could be an article or an Etsy shop in my case when I comment from the desktop)

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at January 02, 2016 10:50 AM (GDulk)

288
Pay for play Clinton Cash is more damning than issues over Hillary's e-mails. There's already plenty of evidence of quid pro quo. What's on the server now in the FBI's possession could make it even clearer by showing co-ordination between Hillary, Bill and the many bribers.

Recall that the Clinton 42 administration sold our high-end missile technology to the Chinese for some campaign contributions, in addition to AirBnBing the Lincoln bedroom and stealing the silverware when they left the White House. What would a Clinton 45 administration steal?

There are over 1,000 undisclosed donors who donated to the Chelsea Clinton Legacy Foundation through a Canadian affiliate. Will anyone look there?

Note that the Clintons have not defended the Foundation's record of Good Deeds Done because its actual payout ratio for Good Deeds Done to Money Raised is so low.

Posted by: Ignoramus at January 02, 2016 10:50 AM (rs5De)

289Clinton / Rubio 2016 - Because what difference at this point does it make!

Trump should just print up about a million "Clinton/Rubio 2016" bumperstickers and signs and distribute them nationally. Just to mess with the campaigns of both parties.

290
A new poll conducted by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research gathered opinions on the U.S. government's surveillance of internet communications. The poll found that a majority of Americans, 56%, were in favor of warrantless surveillance. 28% explicitly opposed it. 67% of Republicans and 55% of Democrats supported the warrantless surveillance, while only 40% of Independents supported it. Americans under 30 supported warrantless surveillance much less than older Americans.
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293
If these comments are anything to go by it is going to be a long year.

Posted by: StrawMan at January 02, 2016 10:53 AM (c2krM)

294
Somebody upthread was lamenting the fact that his Midwestern sister's kids would likely not be able to use their yard till April. Hello. This is the Midwest. We're lucky if ANYone is able to use their yard until April. Unless you count snowmobiles.

295She posted McDow's $3 million bail in March, after he had been in jail
since 2014 on heroin-trafficking charges. In August, she posted his $6
million bail after he was cited during a raid in July. The bonds are
skyrocketing because the amount doubles if a defendant breaks pre-trial
release rules. The non-refundable fee paid to bailbondsmen is at least
seven per cent, which for Holmes, hits about $1,470,000.

299
If these comments are anything to go by it is going to be a long year.
Posted by: StrawMan at January 02, 2016 10:53 AM (c2krM)

We'll be lucky to live thru it
Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 02, 2016 10:54 AM (DUoqb)

Wow and your Nick is never give up. Sigh...

Posted by: StrawMan at January 02, 2016 10:55 AM (c2krM)

300
Somebody upthread was lamenting the fact that his
Midwestern sister's kids would likely not be able to use their yard till
April. Hello. This is the Midwest. We're lucky if ANYone is able to use
their yard until April. Unless you count snowmobiles.

Posted by: grammie winger, sign of The Time at January 02, 2016 10:53 AM (dFi94)

My dog uses the yard all winter long. Which is considerate of her, because if we let her she would use the house, and that's not right.

Anyway my point wasn't that the skywriting was good or bad but that I always get aggravated when advocates for a candidate , any candidate, gets upset and terms it unfair when their candidate gets attacked. I don't like Rubio's advocates who whine about Trump attacks. Attack back. You've got plenty of ammo. It's politics.

Anyway my point wasn't that the skywriting was good or bad but that I
always get aggravated when advocates for a candidate , any candidate,
gets upset and terms it unfair when their candidate gets attacked. I
don't like Rubio's advocates who whine about Trump attacks. Attack
back. You've got plenty of ammo. It's politics.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 02, 2016 10:57 AM (MNgU2)

I think what you are advocating is exactly what is happening. People are calling Ruby Oh! supporters classless pricks who are supporting a candidate who is no different from Hilery.

The "attack" isn't the issue, the *venue*, the fact that it was paid for by someone giving money to Rubio but sympathetic to Hillary, and that it didn't identify the candidate it was theoretically for, are all reasonable issues and Trump hasn't done that (unless you believe he's a Hill! stalking horse to begin with which is an entirely different issue).

322
Went over to the grandkids yesterday. They got snowmobiles for Christmas. Vintage snowmobiles from the 70's, refurbished. 6 year old grandgirl looks adorable on her purple snowmobile with faux leopard skin seat. She finally got up the nerve to ride it- was scared-ish at first. 4 year old grandboy has a black and red lightning bolt design and took off like a bat outta you-know-where. No fear. There is nothing that kid won't ride. 2 year old's snowmobile is still in the shop getting tweaked. He'll probably just sit on it till he's three.

Which I must say, leads to kind of a disgusting early spring. Particularly with large dogs. Been there.

Posted by: grammie winger, sign of The Time at January 02, 2016 10:58 AM (dFi94)

Nah, she's required to use only a certain corner of the yard. Which is far away from the house. We don't have thawless winters here, so what gets dropped eventually gets absorbed, for the most part, and the "pick up" process tends to happen in the context of mowing.

Really, it's not much of a problem. She's a dainty, classy dog anyway, so her poops aren't particularly rotten.

333
Grammie, my son was 'gifted' with someone's ATV. Leased, owes a shiton, and the terms of the so-called 'gift' says that the deadbeat unloading it can use it at any time. Hope that he up and said no thank you. He sure wanted it to go with his ice fishing gear. I'm afraid to ask.

337
I'm not nuancing anything. If a skywriting message
was done against Rubio indirectly linked to Trump, i have no doubt Trump
supporters here would have thought it was great. No nuance in that
position.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 02, 2016 11:09 AM (MNgU2)

Le Sigh. I miss Hollowpoint.

Posted by: BurtTC at January 02, 2016 11:10 AM (TOk1P)

338
If a skywriting message was done against Rubio indirectly linked to Trump, i have no doubt Trump supporters here would have thought it was great. No nuance in that position.
Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 02, 2016 11:09 AM (MNgU2)

That doesn't sound like much of a good deal to me. The original owner can use it at anytime? So basically he want someone to make payments for him, while he still gets to play with his toy whenever he wants. Heck, I'd run.

344
I'm not nuancing anything. If a skywriting message was done against Rubio indirectly linked to Trump, i have no doubt Trump supporters here would have thought it was great. No nuance in that position.

Posted by: Max Rockatansky at January 02, 2016 11:09 AM (MNgU2)

Other than it's totally out of character for Trump, or his supporters, to be devious, you might have a point. One of the things that endears Trump to his fans is the fact that he speaks his mind, and does not resort to subterfuges.

You can dislike the guy if you like, but when you try to paint him with the faults of his opponents, some of that paint sticks to you.

350
The problem I see here is that poo should be immimnently visible so as to not step in it.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 02, 2016 11:19 AM (6Ix2H)

351
They're still searching for the body of that country singer who went out duck hunting on the water in the midst of the 50mph-blasting snowstorm. His partner, found dead, joked on Fazebook about possibly dying before they left (someone here reported).

At least country singer's dog survived.

My sympathy is with the rescuers who have to be tied up looking for the fool's body.

Brings to mind that old standup sketch by Bill Cosby about being a medic, in Korea IIRC. Soldier in the trenches sees his buddy picked off, yells "Charlie! They got Charlie!" and runs out into the open, where the sniper chuckles and immediately wounds him. First thing the soldier says when he's down? "Medic!" As Cosby's Noah might say, "riiiight."

364
Max R, let me grant your point for a moment. I'd cheer on Trump while dissing Rubio for this action. But there are 2 important differences:

1) The Pubio donor is trying to advance a harmful agenda with this stupid stunt, deliberately trying to get people *not* to think. Trump is not suuporting such an agenda, and since he didn't do this, we don't know if his message would've had substance.

2) Most here agree it's slimy to politicize a parade, with something unavoudable. Unavoidable like a bum on the subway. But the left has always been using slimy tactics with success, when we were too dainty and pure to. So evenif Trump did this first, it would still be a *response* to the left.

So while the reactions would differ, there is NO hypocrisy, or inconsistency.

Posted by: Saul Alinsky at January 02, 2016 11:28 AM (7EHW6)

365It occurs to me that it is one of the experiences that kids probably miss these days as a consequence of not playing outside much, and not going barefoot during the summer.

366
It occurs to me that it is one of the experiences that kids probably miss these days as a consequence of not playing outside much, and not going barefoot during the summer.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at January 02, 2016 11:24 AM (n22zQ)
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That and hookworm.

We were barefoot most of the summer and had leathery hobbit-like soles by September. We could even walk on asphalt.

368
To bridge the gap from the ONT to today. How Stanley Kubrick foresaw the future in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/hlkzuvs

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 02, 2016 11:29 AM (OEWRk)

369
Iowa fans booed the Stanford scatter band's performance yesterday which featured a lonely poor farmer on Farmers' Only . com, a corn maze and a fake cow being tipped.

These scatter bands(bands that have no musical director, wear no uniforms, and do "comedy'" skits while honking out some kind of tune) are the purview of elite schools full of progressives, such as Harvard and Stanford.

Stanford in particular loves to taunt the opposing teams fans in a way that the elites themselves would never tolerate. For example, they played at halftime several years ago at Notre Dame and did a skit which involved a priest molesting a boy. ND has banned them from ever playing at ND.
They did a halftime show recently in which they pointed fingers at Ohio State's band's publicized problems with internal sexual jokes, racist songbooks(that no one has ever seen), etc. that resulted in Jon Waters being fired and a Title IX investigation) by spelling out script Ohio as "OHNO".
While at the same time, hazing was going on in the Stanford band that included alcohol with emetics added for public vomiting, sexual questions on the band admittance form, etc. Stanford's band received a travel ban from the school this year to away games, but that was it. Their first travel game was to the Rose Bowl, and they decided to make fun of Iowans.

Posted by: Jen the original at January 02, 2016 11:30 AM (9t8XZ)

370
I have a friend who refers to 'The Doggy-Doo Minuet'. We've all seen it. The dancer raises and holds their arms out for balance, raises first one foot to examine the sole, then the other. It's a rather stately dance.

372
Don't care what fashionistas say -- crocs or their generic equivalent ($5) are the best thing since sliced bread for big dog-owning families dealing with ordure issues. My next wish is for boots suitable for mucking. They were briefly fashionable a few years back, so I hope to get a cheap pair of 'rubbers' in the next week or two.

387
Looking back All Hail Eris at how affronted NOW was with those uniforms, someone back then should have said:

"Chillax with your granny panties momma. It's all cool. Peace."

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 02, 2016 11:42 AM (OEWRk)

388
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma - A 36yo masked, costumed man with a swastika tattoo on his forehead was arrested shortly before 8 a.m. local time Wednesday after refusing to leave a Kum and Go store and locking himself in the bathroom. ...was wearing a red costume, including a mask... became abusive to officers... eventually arrested for obstruction. ...had previously been seen in other businesses including a Whataburger...

Red costume with mask was a "devil" costume in other reports.

"Swastika tattoo on his forehead" doesn't even begin to cover it. See picture.

http://nbcnews.to/1O1sxvA

And, yes, there is a real chain of convenience stores called Kum n Go. Has nothing to do with either Bills Clinton or Cosby.

Is that a choice because your gonna have to give time to consider that?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at January 02, 2016 11:45 AM (DUoqb)

392And, yes, there is a real chain of convenience stores called Kum n Go. Has nothing to do with either Bills Clinton or Cosby.Posted by: mindful webworker - Oklahoma, not even Florida at January 02, 2016 11:44 AM (PukHz)

398The problem I see here is that poo should be immimnently visible so as to not step in it.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at January 02, 2016 11:19 AM (6Ix2H)

That is a simple solution. Just feed the dogs fluorescent dye.

Posted by: Kindltot at January 02, 2016 11:50 AM (q2o38)

399 And, yes, there is a real chain of convenience stores called Kum n Go. Has nothing to do with either Bills Clinton or Cosby.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Oklahoma, not even Florida at January 02, 2016 11:44 AM (PukHz)

Damn, I wish I'd thought of that name.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at January 02, 2016 11:48 AM (oKE6c)

Wait. I did.

That's my nickname for my vajayjay.

Posted by: Sandy Fluke at January 02, 2016 11:50 AM (KUa85)

400
Probably if Trump had done that skywriting against one of the other candidates, we would say it's okay because it's Trump.

That said, Trump wouldn't do that. He has had no problem being up front and personal about any thing he has to say about any of the other candidates.

This skywriting thing was done anonymously (at first) with no great effort to take "credit" for it.

Which shows that the person is someone with TDS and thinks everyone else agrees with them. I'm sure they're surprised at the amount of pushback and negative feedback they're getting.

And also, SO WHAT? I can cheer my candidate doing something that I would decry another candidate doing. There's no law against that. Why do you try to frame that as some sort of negative?

I'll answer for you: because you don't like Trump and are angry that he's winning and that he has so much more support than the guy you support. And you want to try to guilt his supporters into feeling ashamed of some sort of unfairness or bias. Again, I say SO WHAT. Suck it bitch. We like him, his flare and his forthrightness. Sure he may not do half of what he says but he does understand how we feel and what we're thinking which is something your guy or gal would kill to have.

Trump/Cruz 2016

Posted by: Bitter Clinger 1.0 and All That at January 02, 2016 11:50 AM (Xo1Rt)

402Broken Arrow, Oklahoma - A 36yo masked, costumed man with a swastika
tattoo on his forehead was arrested shortly before 8 a.m. local time
Wednesday after refusing to leave a Kum and Go store and locking himself
in the bathroom. ...was wearing a red costume, including a mask...
became abusive to officers... eventually arrested for obstruction.
...had previously been seen in other businesses including a
Whataburger...

Red costume with mask was a "devil" costume in other reports.

"Swastika tattoo on his forehead" doesn't even begin to cover it. See picture.

http://nbcnews.to/1O1sxvA

How's the job search coming?

Oh.

Meanwhile, the Democrat Party would like to announce that another candidate has thrown (what we fervently hope is) his hat into the ring. Move over, Bernie and Hillary - you've got comp-e-tition! /Cosell

Posted by: Jay Guevara at January 02, 2016 11:50 AM (oKE6c)

403
349
I am fried. The PBS stations in my area aren't showing the Sherlock special. We get Doc Martin instead. Woohoo. :>/

Posted by: California Girl

They're selling shoes?

A show about a grumpy British doctor. Although, I wonder if there's another kind.

Posted by: California Girl at January 02, 2016 11:51 AM (l+qoZ)

404Looking back All Hail Eris at how affronted NOW was with those uniforms, someone back then should have said:

"Chillax with your granny panties momma. It's all cool. Peace."

Yep. There could've been pushback back then. IMO, if there had been more of it, we wouldn't be subjected to all the leftarded BS that we're bombarded with today.

Microaggressions, safe spaces, false charges of racism and the rest of all that immature twaddle needs to be scraped from America's boot posthaste. Mock and deride it.

Normal people don't think or behave that way, and deserve to be looked upon as the fools they are.

In Kubrick's vision of the future, we have bases on the Moon. They are basically using the mature technology of their times. Even the nuclear propulsion of Discovery. And it's all clean, sleek, and bright. Some would accuse Kubrick of having an antiseptic view of the future, but I say balderdash as his vision was positive since Americans and Russians were getting along in space.

Now compare that to Hyam's alleged vision of the future. It is all industrial and dingy. It has the aesthetics of a Soviet Lada plant. As if shouting to everyone the future stinks.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 02, 2016 11:58 AM (OEWRk)

412YES!!!A costly way to post sitting here at the Toyota dealerships waiting room to see if they can replace the bulbs in my license plate that the local popo politely pointed out were burned out.In the interests of enrichening the stealership rather than the local government I wait. Mainly because my skills failed me, as they also failed the initial tech here who took a shot at it.

The conversational gambits are a bit limited, but I'll try to do what I can to help out:

In the novel Saint Jack by Paul Theroux, Jack is captured by members of a Chinese tong. They hold a drunken debate over whether or not to kill Jack. They finally decide Jack is too insignificant to kill.

So, they call in a tattoo artist & have Jack covered in Chinese characters which read, "I am son of dogshit."

Posted by: mnw at January 02, 2016 12:01 PM (vFd8X)

416I'd down the BBC airing of Sherlock online. Tho I havent heard any complaints, pbs is not above trimming a series to fit their time slot. The did it with Endeavor and thereby cut out a cute homage to Harry Palmer (Michael Caine, Funeral In Berlin; Ipcres File)

423
I checked the TV Guide listings for the 10th. No Sherlock listed there either. I wonder if Sacramento did something to anger the PBS people. Not enough given during the pledge drive? I guess I'll have to wait till it is released on Netflix.

Posted by: California Girl at January 02, 2016 12:07 PM (l+qoZ)

424"Swastika tattoo on his forehead" doesn't even begin to cover it. See picture.

http://nbcnews.to/1O1sxvA

What is wrong with people like that?

Posted by: chemjeff at January 02, 2016 12:07 PM (uZNvH)

425
Wounded recount terror in Tel Aviv pub
One wounded man lost his dog in the commotion and found him with the help of strangers;

32-year-old Tel Aviv resident Uriah Ron found Django hours after the terror attack in an apartment building stairwell. "I went to visit a friend who lives two buildings away from the attack on Dizengoff Street and saw a ginger dog in the stairwell, wet and shaking from the cold,

435That said, Trump wouldn't do that. He has had no problem being up front and personal about any thing he has to say about any of the other candidates.

This skywriting thing was done anonymously (at first) with no great effort to take "credit" for it.

Which shows that the person is someone with TDS and thinks everyone else agrees with them. I'm sure they're surprised at the amount of pushback and negative feedback they're getting.

I don't think you're entirely wrong, but I think it's much simpler, actually: it reeks of desperation. And that's not exactly something you want to smell like this far out if you're a dim little open-borders gimp like Boobio.

And, yeah, the message "anybody but Trump" is pretty much saying you'll vote Hillary when it come down to it. Not something I'd want my "supporters" saying.

443
India has/had so many religions and they all partook/partake of each others symbols you could be correct but I've seen stuff older than Buddhism that had the broken cross on it.

Some anti clockwise and some clockwise and some what they call left and right (the position of the symbol itself)

So yeah Buddhist, Hindu, ancient Aryan. The history of Indian goes back at least as far as the Egyptians. Maybe farther if the Veddas are considered. And the Bhagavad Gita dates from then or further back.

It's an old, old Nation.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger 1.0 and All That at January 02, 2016 12:20 PM (Xo1Rt)

445
Annapolis used to have the original full sized art? I bet that was something. In my six months at Ft. Meade save one quick trip onto Annapolis and the gift store, never explored the place.

Posted by: Anna Puma at January 02, 2016 12:21 PM (OEWRk)

446
Man, did anybody watch the Charlie Murphy True Holywood Story from the ont the other night? I'm still laughing over the short black guy, "Darrell", pronouncing the word moron like a bad guy from the '50's.

450
How do I know? Because it's backwards from a Nazi Swastika.The arms rotate in a clockwise manner. Nazi swastika is anti-clockwise... I would guess this guy is either Indian himself (he has some appearance of that) or is enthralled by the history and religions of India.

****

Given that the dude is holed up in a Kum & Go bathroom in a devil suit, somewhere in Oklahoma, I think a more likely explanation is that it's a do-it-yourself, done while he was looking in the mirror.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at January 02, 2016 12:28 PM (NeFrd)

451
Well, the civilization has changed a number of times. Culture would be closer, geographically it's held fairly consistently in size and shape as a sub continent.

Plus, you know what I meant.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger 1.0 and All That at January 02, 2016 12:28 PM (Xo1Rt)

452
#444, glad you're enjoying the book thread. I'm proud to be one of the AoSHQ's content providers.

453
I checked the TV Guide listings for the 10th. No Sherlock listed there either. I wonder if Sacramento did something to anger the PBS people. Not enough given during the pledge drive? I guess I'll have to wait till it is released on Netflix.

454
I fhe did it in a mirror, then the guys is a genius and has good coordination.

the symbols are pretty much equal spaced and equidistant from his centerline.

and some of them would be very difficult for someone to do themselves.

I'm guessing someone else did these for him.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger 1.0 and All That at January 02, 2016 12:30 PM (Xo1Rt)

455
A bunch of my Army buddies have started a pool of tickets for the Powerball, so now I have to go stand in line with the mathematically challenged and buy my requisite 3 tickets.

Posted by: Lincolntf at January 02, 2016 12:31 PM (2cS/G)

456How do I know? Because it's backwards from a Nazi Swastika.The arms
rotate in a clockwise manner. Nazi swastika is anti-clockwise... I would
guess this guy is either Indian himself (he has some appearance of
that) or is enthralled by the history and religions of India.

Amazing scholarship from a total whack-a-doodle, and/or his tattoo artist. That GED program is rigorous!

458A show about a grumpy British doctor. Although, I wonder if there's another kind.?

"Hello. I'm The Doctor."

Posted by: Who? at January 02, 2016 12:44 PM (brIR5)

459
he could have had the Morton Downey Jr issue, he inked it on himself in a mirror and the tattooist did what he requested?

Posted by: Kindltot at January 02, 2016 12:52 PM (q2o38)

460
A bunch of my Army buddies have started a pool of tickets for the Powerball, so now I have to go stand in line with the mathematically challenged and buy my requisite 3 tickets.
Posted by: Lincolntf
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As a matter of curiosity, do you buy quick-picks, or selected numbers?